Jones smashes own world 200m breaststroke record

Leisel Jones, once the problem child of Australian swimming, took centre stage on the third day of the Commonwealth trials in Melbourne, shattering her own world record in the 200m breaststroke final.

Her time of 2min 20.54sec chopped 1.18sec off the record she set in the world championships last summer and she finished more than seven seconds clear of the second swimmer.

In the Athens Olympics Jones became notorious for sulking on the podium when she won only bronze in the 100m breaststroke but, since she switched coaches to Stephan Widmer, "Lethal" Jones has won the world title and broken the world record twice in the 200m event.